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7 Key Healthy Strategies From a 15-Year Cancer Survivor

I did not think I'd still be alive after diagnosed with a brain tumor in the spring of 1998 at age 24, 15 years ago. In my healing path since then -- having been treated with two awake brain surgeries and hundreds of integrative cancer therapies, my own professional cancer jobs, and many other positions -- I've learned seven key healthy strategies with transformative healing outcomes.

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Holistic, Integrative Cancer Medicine Saved Me

I never thought I’d get this far after I was diagnosed with a brain tumor in March of 1998 at age 24. Since then, I’ve been on a profound healing journey. Taken to places far and wide, I have absolutely discovered from the inside out that holistic, integrative cancer medicine saved me.

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Holistic Medicine from a Personal Perspective

In June 2011, I marked the 30th anniversary of my medical school graduation, and 25 years of private OB/GYN practice. It was a happy occasion, with a garden party and a keg of Pilsner Urquell beer from my home town in the Czech Republic. I felt like celebrating my rewarding career with family, friends, and colleagues. A good time was had by all.

Little did I know that within a month I was to be diagnosed with an apparently incurable hematologic cancer, multiple myeloma. It was quite advanced, and considered high risk. This shocking news led to deep soul searching for me.

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Drug-Nutrient Interactions - A Clinical and Case Guide

Advances in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics require new competencies related to pharmaceutical prescribing. First, both physicians and pharmacists need to recognize the potential negative impact of nutrients and dietary supplements on the absorption, metabolism, and utilization of prescription drugs. Second, physicians, even more than pharmacists, need to recognize the potential negative effects of pharmaceuticals on the absorption, metabolism, and utilization of nutrients. This article discusses common drug-nutrient interactions and presents a case that illustrates how unrecognized nutrient disruption may negatively affect a patient's health and potentially result in unnecessary prescribing of medications. In presenting the case, we also provide a conceptual framework for assessing and treating this patient and a summary of current knowledge regarding drug-nutrient interactions.

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A Young Man With Chrohn's Disease

One of the biggest miscalculations I see in medicine is the concept that physicians are expensive and "cogs in the wheel" of a manufacturing system called "seeing patients every 10-15 minutes."

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